He felt isolated and helpless, like no one understood his good intentions. He decided he would go back to his hometown and talk it over with his parents.

Meanwhile, Qin Jiao had also thought of this. She said to her parents in the living room, "Our eldest uncle will probably go back and tell Grandpa and Grandma about this. He already looks down on Uncle Sun for being poor, so I bet Grandpa and Grandma will feel the same way."

Su Yun thought about her in-laws’ personalities and finally said, "I’ll ask Xiao Na later and see what she thinks."

When Qin Na got divorced, her household registration was removed from her ex-husband’s home, and she had nowhere to transfer it. Qin Zhonghui and his wife still owned a house back in their hometown. Although it was too dilapidated to live in, it could still be used for household registration. Currently, their entire family’s registration was tied to that house.

So, they had registered Qin Na there as well. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Right now, Sun Jianhua didn’t have a house, so Qin Na didn’t need to merge their household registrations. Even if she wanted to move it later, it wouldn’t be difficult. None of this had anything to do with Mr. Qin and the others.

What mattered most was what Qin Na herself wanted.

Su Yun had a proactive, fiery personality, so she immediately went to talk with Qin Na. Meanwhile, Qin Jiao took her two younger sisters outside to set off firecrackers by the door.

They had already used up all the loud ones—the double-bangs and flash-bangs. All that was left were some "Night Pearls" and sparklers, but even so, Qin Xiaolan was having a great time.

The little girl wasn’t just content to have fun on her own. She even stood at the door and shouted to the house next door, "Brother Shen, come out and set off firecrackers with us!"

Qin Jiao said, exasperated, "Stop shouting. It’s freezing out here; Shen Yi definitely won’t come out. Besides, he was already setting off his own a few days ago."

But the moment Qin Jiao finished speaking, the gate next door swung open. Shen Yi walked over with a smile, wearing a black down jacket and a scarf, his hands tucked in his pockets.

"You still have some firecrackers?"

Qin Jiao: "..." ’Talk about eating my words.’

Meanwhile, Qin Xiaolan giggled and stuffed a handful of sparklers into Shen Yi’s hands. Then she turned and shouted, "Xiao Shi, come on! Let’s go stick all of these in that snowdrift over there and light them all at once. It’ll look amazing!"

The firecrackers from this era were actually quite simple, nothing like the complex and beautiful fireworks that came later. So in a way, Qin Xiaolan’s method was like creating a handmade fireworks display.

Qin Jiao couldn’t help but shout, "Hey, be careful when you light them all at once!"

"We know! Xiao Shi, don’t you think Big Sis is a little too naggy? What’s her future husband going to do if he thinks she’s annoying?"

Xiao Shi didn’t quite understand, but her big sister held the highest place in her heart, so she said with a serious expression, "Then we’ll all beat him up!"

Qin Xiaolan burst out laughing.

Listening to their exchange, the corners of Shen Yi’s mouth slowly turned up. He pursed his lips and asked, "Let me have a box of matches."

"Oh." Qin Jiao placed the box of matches in his palm. She suddenly noticed that not only had he grown much taller, but his hands were also huge. The matchbox looked tiny and delicate in his palm.

Shen Yi didn’t say anything else. He simply lit all the sparklers in his hand. The dancing sparks illuminated their youthful faces. Qin Jiao lowered her gaze and silently repeated to herself, ’Six more months.’

Once these six months were over, once the college entrance exams were finished, everything would be alright.

For students, vacation always seemed to fly by, especially for third-year high school students who had to go back to school early. However, before Qin Jiao’s term started, something happened: a call came from their hometown telling Qin Na to come back for a visit.

She had a bad feeling about it. Qin Na herself wasn’t keen on going back; she figured it was almost certainly about her new relationship.

In the end, Qin Zhonghui and his wife discussed it and decided she should go back to see what his parents wanted.